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Criterion Channel
89
8.1
/70364/
77
/930/
78
/839/
4.4
/66593/
100
/46/
94
/1018/
100
/8/
cc age 17+

Fanny and Alexander (1982)
As children in the loving Ekdahl family, Fanny and Alexander enjoy a happy life with their parents, who run a theater company. After their father dies unexpectedly, however, the siblings end up in a joyless home when their mother, Emilie, marries a stern bishop. The bleak situation gradually grows worse as the bishop becomes more controlling, but dedicated relatives make a valiant attempt to aid Emilie, Fanny and Alexander.
poster
Criterion Channel
88
8.3
/10019/
82
/390/
81
/387/
4.4
/49475/
88
/24/
95
/472/

Scenes from a Marriage (1974)
Johan and Marianne are married and seem to have it all. Their happiness, however, is a façade for a troubled relationship, which becomes even rockier when Johan admits that he's having an affair. Before long, the spouses separate and move towards finalizing their divorce, but they make attempts at reconciling. Even as they pursue other relationships, Johan and Marianne realize that they have a significant bond, but also many issues that hinder that connection.
poster
87
7.9
/20917/
78
/824/
77
/378/
4.2
/81208/
98
/198/
89
/68/
91
/33/
cc age 14+

Flee (2021)
Recounted mostly through animation to protect his identity, Amin looks back over his past as a child refugee from Afghanistan as he grapples with a secret he’s kept hidden for 20 years.
poster
Criterion Channel
87
8.0
/138636/
80
/2582/
81
/2333/
4.4
/381093/
91
/58/
93
/1489/
86
/18/

Persona (1966)
A young nurse, Alma, is put in charge of Elisabeth Vogler: an actress who is seemingly healthy in all respects, but will not talk. As they spend time together, Alma speaks to Elisabeth constantly, never receiving any answer.
poster
Kanopy
87
8.1
/213165/
78
/3400/
81
/3218/
4.3
/357775/
93
/73/
93
/3120/
88
/15/
cc age 13+

The Seventh Seal (1957)
When disillusioned Swedish knight Antonius Block returns home from the Crusades to find his country in the grips of the Black Death, he challenges Death to a chess match for his life. Tormented by the belief that God does not exist, Block sets off on a journey, meeting up with traveling players Jof and his wife, Mia, and becoming determined to evade Death long enough to commit one redemptive act while he still lives.
poster
86
IMDb 38
8.0
/7680/
79
/201/
76
/132/
4.2
/144074/
96
/166/
94
/35/
86
/37/
cc age 14+

Sentimental Value (2025)
Sisters Nora and Agnes reunite with their estranged father, the charismatic Gustav, a once-renowned director who offers stage actress Nora a role in what he hopes will be his comeback film. When Nora turns it down, she soon discovers he has given her part to an eager young Hollywood star.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
7.7
/24471/
73
/449/
75
/482/
4.1
/56721/
100
/45/
85
/385/
98
/20/

Au Hasard Balthazar (1966)
The story of a donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner, some kind and some cruel but all with motivations beyond his understanding. Balthazar, whose life parallels that of his first keeper, Marie, is truly a beast of burden, suffering the sins of humankind. But despite his powerlessness, he accepts his fate nobly.
poster
Criterion Channel
86
7.9
/28994/
77
/466/
78
/520/
4.2
/50786/
100
/29/
92
/490/
84
/10/

Through a Glass Darkly (1961)
Karin hopes to recover from her recent stay at a mental hospital by spending the summer at her family's cottage on a tiny island. Her husband, Martin, cares for her but is frustrated by her physical withdrawal. Her younger brother, Minus, is confused by Karin's vulnerability and his own budding sexuality. Their father, David, cannot overcome his haughty remoteness. Beset by visions, Karin descends further into madness.
poster
Kanopy
86
8.1
/122932/
79
/1639/
81
/1748/
4.3
/158613/
94
/49/
94
/1308/
88
/17/

Wild Strawberries (1957)
Crotchety retired doctor Isak Borg travels from Stockholm to Lund, Sweden, with his pregnant and unhappy daughter-in-law, Marianne, in order to receive an honorary degree from his alma mater. Along the way, they encounter a series of hitchhikers, each of whom causes the elderly doctor to muse upon the pleasures and failures of his own life. These include the vivacious young Sara, a dead ringer for the doctor's own first love.
poster
86
8.2
/75633/
81
/2286/
78
/979/
4.1
/66013/
95
/133/
92
/1196/
79
/32/
cc age 14+

Searching for Sugar Man (2012)
Two South Africans set out to discover what happened to their unlikely musical hero, the mysterious 1970s rock 'n' roller, Rodriguez.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.7
/118737/
75
/3625/
74
/1661/
4.1
/798880/
96
/252/
86
/207/
91
/47/
cc age 16+

The Worst Person in the World (2021)
The chronicles of four years in the life of Julie, a young woman who navigates the troubled waters of her love life and struggles to find her career path, leading her to take a realistic look at who she really is.
poster
85
8.0
/8109/
77
/139/
74
/120/
4.2
/7336/
94
/17/
87
/40/

The Emigrants (1971)
Karl and Kristina Nilsson work on a farm in a cold and desolate area of 19th century rural Sweden. Growing privations, combined with increasing social and religious persecution, motivate the Nilssons and many of their neighbors to strike out for the United States. Following a treacherous ocean crossing and an equally grueling land passage, the emigrants find themselves in seemingly idyllic Minnesota.
poster
Kanopy
85
7.9
/34258/
77
/596/
76
/582/
4.3
/84197/
88
/43/
90
/293/
85
/21/

The Sacrifice (1986)
Alexander, a journalist, philosopher and retired actor, celebrates a birthday with friends and family when it is announced that nuclear war has begun.
poster
Criterion Channel
85
7.9
/39224/
77
/637/
78
/748/
4.2
/74535/
92
/36/
90
/619/

Cries and Whispers (1972)
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are unable to offer her the support she needs.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
7.7
/15513/
73
/252/
74
/257/
3.9
/20659/
100
/16/
89
/308/

Smiles of a Summer Night (1955)
Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.0
/28923/
77
/438/
78
/484/
4.2
/65783/
77
/26/
91
/413/

Winter Light (1963)
A Swedish pastor fails a loving woman, a suicidal fisherman and God.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
8.1
/41290/
81
/785/
79
/669/
4.5
/120450/
85
/33/
92
/358/

Autumn Sonata (1978)
After a seven-year absence, Charlotte Andergast travels to Sweden to reunite with her daughter Eva. The pair have a troubled relationship: Charlotte sacrificed the responsibilities of motherhood for a career as a classical pianist. Over an emotional night, the pair reopen the wounds of the past. Charlotte gets another shock when she finds out that her mentally impaired daughter, Helena, is out of the asylum and living with Eva.
poster
Hulu
83
7.7
/37831/
76
/1473/
77
/484/
4.0
/63841/
97
/131/
95
/102/
77
/29/

The Promised Land (2023)
Denmark, 1755. Captain Ludvig Kahlen sets out to conquer a Danish heath reputed to be uncultivable, with an impossible goal: to establish a colony in the name of the king, in exchange for a royal title. A single-minded ambition that the ruthless lord of the region will relentlessly seek to put down. Kahlen's fate hangs in the balance: will his endevours bring him wealth and honour, or cost him his life...?
poster
Kanopy
83
7.5
/73275/
75
/3288/
72
/987/
3.8
/77901/
96
/140/
89
/132/
81
/25/
cc age 16+

Riders of Justice (2020)
Markus returns home to care for his daughter when his wife dies in a tragic train accident. However, when a survivor of the wreck surfaces and claims foul play, Markus suspects his wife was murdered and embarks on a mission to find those responsible.
poster
Kanopy
83
7.7
/18663/
73
/339/
76
/148/
4.0
/53166/
92
/72/
84
/12/
88
/26/

About Dry Grasses (2023)
A young art teacher hopes to be transferred to Istanbul after completing his mandatory duty in a remote village school in Anatolia. After accusations of inappropriate contact with a student surface, his hopes of escape fade and he descends further into an existential crisis.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
83
7.8
/237558/
77
/5674/
75
/3127/
4.0
/222980/
98
/193/
90
/9766/
82
/30/
cc age 17+

Let the Right One In (2008)
When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl.
poster
83
8.0
/30184/
77
/487/
75
/293/
4.1
/38119/
94
/81/
83
/23/
86
/22/

The Wild Pear Tree (2018)
Fresh out of university, a Turkish young man with literary aspirations returns to his home village, and to his father, a debt-ridden man with a gambling problem.
poster
Criterion Channel
84
83
8.0
/15452/
77
/409/
77
/343/
4.1
/32862/
100
/16/
89
/126/

The Phantom Carriage (1921)
An alcoholic, abusive ne'er-do-well is shown the error of his ways through a legend that dooms the last person to die on New Year's Eve before the clock strikes twelve to take the reins of Death's chariot and work tirelessly collecting fresh souls for the next year.
poster
Criterion Channel
83
7.5
/13292/
71
/277/
74
/282/
4.0
/33173/
100
/6/
85
/96/

The Match Factory Girl (1990)
Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. Finding herself pregnant after a one-night stand and abandoned by the father, Iris finally decides the time has come to get even and she begins to plot her revenge.
poster
83
7.8
/75033/
75
/1076/
75
/1067/
4.1
/74848/
84
/64/
91
/1412/
82
/29/
cc age 18+

Breaking the Waves (1996)
In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.
poster
Kanopy
83
8.3
/400182/
81
/7905/
81
/4537/
4.3
/497768/
92
/131/
93
/1069/
77
/30/

The Hunt (2012)
A teacher lives a lonely life, all the while struggling over his son’s custody. His life slowly gets better as he finds love and receives good news from his son, but his new luck is about to be brutally shattered by an innocent little lie.
poster
Hoopla
82
7.3
/2916/
71
/88/
69
/57/
3.7
/2579/
100
/47/
83
/5/
87
/17/

Hope (2019)
Together for 20 years, a couple that has grown apart over time receives difficult news that will impact the entire family. As they try to make sense of the changes, they end up rediscovering their love for one another.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
7.7
/22384/
74
/337/
75
/386/
4.0
/32427/
85
/20/
88
/321/

The Silence (1963)
Traveling through an unnamed European country on the brink of war, sickly, intellectual Ester, her sister Anna and Anna's young son, Johan, check into a near-empty hotel. A basic inability to communicate among the three seems only to worsen during their stay. Anna provokes her sister by enjoying a dalliance with a local man, while the boy, left to himself, has a series of enigmatic encounters that heighten the growing air of isolation.
poster
82
7.5
/8979/
74
/113/
71
/119/
3.9
/9153/
91
/85/
87
/174/
80
/29/

Saraband (2003)
A follow-up to Scenes from a Marriage (1973); some thirty years after divorcing Johan, Marianne decides to visit her ex-husband at his summer home. She arrives in the middle of a family drama between Johan's son from another marriage and his granddaughter.
poster
Kanopy
82
7.4
/16858/
73
/298/
71
/247/
4.0
/17763/
98
/42/
80
/548/
81
/15/

You, the Living (2007)
In the Swedish city of Lethe, people from different walks of life take part in a series of short, deadpan vignettes that rush past. Some are just seconds long, none longer than a couple of minutes. A young woman remembers a fantasy honeymoon with a rock guitarist. A man awakes from a dream about bomber planes. A businessman boasts about success while being robbed by a pickpocket, and so on. The absurdist collection is accompanied by Dixieland jazz and similar music.
poster
Criterion Channel
82
8.0
/99293/
78
/1327/
77
/1194/
4.3
/125476/
91
/47/
94
/1114/
82
/7/

The Celebration (1998)
The family of a wealthy businessman gather to celebrate his 60th birthday. During the course of the party, his eldest son presents a speech that reveals a devastating secret that turns the night into a battle of truth and denial.
poster
Hulu
81
7.2
/6443/
69
/200/
69
/166/
3.8
/15306/
97
/88/
97
/8/
81
/24/

R.M.N. (2022)
A few days before Christmas, having quit his job in Germany, Matthias returns to his Transylvanian village. He wishes to involve himself more in the education of his son, Rudi, left for too long in the care of his mother, Ana, and to rid him of the unresolved fears that have gripped him. He’s also eager to see his ex-lover Csilla and preoccupied about his old father, Otto. When a few new workers are hired at the small factory that Csilla manages, the peace of the community is disturbed, underlying fears grip the adults, and frustrations, conflicts and passions erupt through the thin sliver of apparent understanding and calm.
poster
81
7.4
/6093/
72
/189/
74
/83/
4.0
/41683/
97
/65/
84
/9/
83
/17/

Crossing (2024)
Lia, a retired teacher from Georgia, learns from her young neighbor, Achi, that her long-lost transgender niece, Tekla, has crossed the border into Turkey. In search of Tekla, Lia travels to Istanbul with the unpredictable Achi, where they explore the hidden depths of the city.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.4
/562/
70
/31/
72
/13/
3.7
/2355/
96
/28/
88
/1/
78
/7/

Beyond The Visible - Hilma af Klint (2019)
How can an artist discover abstraction by the beginning of the 20th century and nobody is noticing? A woman, misjudged and concealed, rocks the art world with her mind-blowing oeuvre. Hilma af Klint was a pioneer creating her first abstract painting in 1906, four years before Vassily Kandinsky. But why was she ignored? Why are her paintings not available on the market? This first film on her is about her life and work, the role of women in art history and the discovery of an art scandal. Her quest for meaning in life and a boundless thinking led into a timeless, outstanding oeuvre.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.7
/220363/
76
/7168/
76
/3585/
4.1
/611369/
93
/232/
90
/213/
79
/34/
cc age 14+

Another Round (2020)
Four stagnant high school teachers decide to test out a theory that maintaining a constant level of intoxication will improve their overall lives.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
8.2
/72120/
78
/1222/
75
/299/
3.7
/40149/
87
/30/
95
/171/

Tumbbad (2018)
India, 1918. On the outskirts of Tumbbad, a cursed village where it always rains, Vinayak, along with his mother and his brother, care of a mysterious old woman who keeps the secret of an ancestral treasure that Vinayak gets obsessed with.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
8.0
/16113/
75
/234/
75
/231/
4.2
/27751/
67
/27/
89
/158/

Shame (1968)
In the midst of a civil war, a pair of former violinists in a tempestuous marriage oversee a farm on a rural island. In spite of their best efforts to escape their homeland, the war impinges on every aspect of their lives.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.4
/5637/
74
/78/
71
/94/
3.7
/6349/
92
/26/
84
/102/

The Magic Flute (1975)
The Queen of the Night enlists a handsome prince named Tamino to rescue her beautiful kidnapped daughter, Princess Pamina, in this screen adaptation of the beloved Mozart opera. Aided by the lovelorn bird hunter Papageno and a magical flute that holds the power to change the hearts of men, young Tamino embarks on a quest for true love, leading to the evil Sarastro's temple where Pamina is held captive.
poster
81
7.5
/6139/
72
/103/
73
/77/
3.8
/2649/
90
/105/
84
/198/
80
/24/

Everlasting Moments (2008)
In a time of social change and unrest, war and poverty, a young working class woman, Maria, wins a camera in a lottery. The decision to keep it alters her whole life.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
7.5
/21300/
73
/365/
70
/295/
4.1
/28247/
88
/34/
90
/380/
77
/15/

Songs from the Second Floor (2000)
A monumental traffic jam serves as the backdrop for the lives of the inhabitants of a Swedish city.
poster
Kanopy
81
7.8
/54212/
77
/965/
76
/626/
4.2
/179474/
84
/70/
91
/885/
83
/27/

Lilya 4-ever (2002)
In a struggling post-Soviet community, Lilya a teenage girl is abandoned when her mother moves to the United States with her boyfriend. Facing neglect and poverty, she meets Andrei, who offers her a job in Sweden, giving her hope for a better life — and a journey that will change everything.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
81
7.8
/228917/
78
/6578/
75
/3112/
3.8
/76320/
85
/186/
87
/6162/
76
/36/
cc age 18+

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2009)
Swedish thriller based on Stieg Larsson's novel about a male journalist and a young female hacker. In the opening of the movie, Mikael Blomkvist, a middle-aged publisher for the magazine Millennium, loses a libel case brought by corrupt Swedish industrialist Hans-Erik Wennerström. Nevertheless, he is hired by Henrik Vanger in order to solve a cold case, the disappearance of Vanger's niece
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.4
/18690/
71
/336/
72
/406/
3.8
/78949/
96
/47/
86
/379/
93
/14/

Masculin Féminin (1966)
Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.
poster
Kanopy
80
7.6
/18758/
74
/539/
76
/420/
4.0
/56073/
93
/29/
81
/287/

Häxan (1922)
Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the scientific hypothesis that the witches of the Middle Ages suffered the same hysteria as turn-of-the-century psychiatric patients. But the film itself is far from serious-- instead it's a witches' brew of the scary, gross, and darkly humorous.
poster
Criterion Channel
80
7.1
/3203/
78
/42/
68
/64/
3.6
/4375/
92
/13/
80
/17/

After the Rehearsal (1984)
Rational, exacting, and self-controlled theater director, Henrik Vogler, often stays after rehearsal to think and plan. On this day, Anna comes back, ostensibly looking for a bracelet. She is the lead in his new production of Strindberg's A Dream Play. She talks of her hatred for her mother, now dead, an alcoholic actress, who was Vogler's star and lover.
poster
Criterion Channel
81
80
7.6
/23732/
72
/385/
72
/279/
3.9
/15308/
100
/34/
90
/533/
82
/15/
cc age 11+

My Life as a Dog (1985)
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
80
7.7
/73432/
78
/2592/
76
/1247/
3.9
/51367/
91
/119/
88
/235/
70
/21/
cc age 13+

A Man Called Ove (2015)
Despite being deposed as president of his condominium association, grumpy 59-year-old Ove continues to watch over his neighbourhood with an iron fist. When pregnant Parvaneh and her family move into the terraced house opposite Ove and she accidentally back into Ove’s mailbox, it sets off a series of unexpected changes in his life.
poster
79
7.5
/18225/
73
/699/
76
/296/
3.9
/113014/
92
/110/
86
/40/
82
/22/

The Girl with the Needle (2024)
Struggling to survive in post-WWI Copenhagen, a newly unemployed and pregnant young woman is taken in by a charismatic elder to help run an underground adoption agency. The two form an unexpected bond, until a sudden discovery changes everything.


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